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Locum Independent Reviewing Officer, Mid
4 months ago
Locum Independent Reviewing Officer, Mid & North Essex
Temporary, Full Time
£40-£45 p/h
Location: Chelmsford
Closing Date: 9th June 2024
Please note this position is a home-based role with travel requirements across Essex and beyond.
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years
Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver better quality at lower cost. We have an ambitious transformation agenda – one with the scope to reach every part of the council. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver our services. We are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We’re immensely proud of our flexible working options.
The Opportunity
Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting the development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse. Working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support and effective social work interventions which build resilience, remove barriers and enable children and young people to look forward to a brighter future.
The Role
To provide an effective Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) service for children in care, in accordance with statutory regulation, guidance, and Essex County Council procedures. To review the cases of children who are looked after as laid down in Volume 2 Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations (2021), and the IRO Handbook (2010).
The statutory duties of the IRO are to [Section 25B (1), 1989 CA]:
Monitor the performance by the local authority of their functions in relation to the child’s case. Participate in any review of the child’s case. Ensure the wishes and feelings of the child are given due consideration by the authority. Perform any other function which is prescribed in regulations.The Independent Reviewing Officer’s primary focus is to quality assure the care planning and review process for each looked after child, and to ensure that the child’s needs, wishes and feelings are given full consideration. The review process should consider the child’s assessed needs, and their progress, and will agree both long term plans and more immediate steps that will meet these needs and promote the child’s welfare. The purpose of the review process is to ensure that the child’s welfare is safeguarded and promoted in the most effective way while looked after by the Local Authority.
The IRO role is one of practice expertise in the area of children in care and care planning and should be pivotal in driving forward Essex County Council’s commitment to secure better and improved outcomes for children in care. The IRO should actively contribute to ensuring that Essex County Council fulfils its responsibilities as a ‘corporate parent’ for all children in care, by providing scrutiny and challenge to all levels of practitioner and manager within the organisation.
Accountabilities
To ensure that statutory review meetings are held within the required timescales, and that all relevant family members, parents, carers and professionals are identified, invited to attend, and/or consulted fully in the process. This should take place in conjunction with the Social Worker responsible for the child and take into account the wishes and feelings of the child. To independently monitor the progress of the child between review meetings, ensuring the care plan continues to meet the assessed needs, and take action to convene a formal review when necessary. To communicate directly with the senior management team within Family Operations, when the Local Authority fails to meet its statutory obligations to children in care, especially where poor practice has contributed to, or increased, the risk to a child. To contribute to the development of strategic and corporate plans, ensuring effective representation of the issues relevant to looked after children, in order to secure better outcomes and continuous service improvement. To ensure that arrangements are made for children to access advocacy services, where this is considered appropriate and/or beneficial. To enable and support children and young people to access and make use of the authority’s complaints and compliments procedure, as appropriate. To ensure that the appropriate support is in place for parents and/or carers to participate fully in the review process . interpreter, advocate. To ensure that review processes are child-centred and maximise the potential involvement and participation of children, young people, parents and carers; mediating to resolve disagreements swiftly where necessary. When efforts to resolve issues informally are unsuccessful to use the Dispute Resolution Procedure to highlight deficiencies in care planning, resource allocation, inter-agency working and/or risk management, and challenge practitioners, managers and senior managers, when care plans do not effectively meet the identified needs of the looked after child. To act as a source of expert advice, consultation and mentoring for Family Operations staff on professional and practice issues relating to Children in Care. To produce review decisions and reports in line with statutory requirements. Ensure that administrative procedures are followed and that reports, and other documentation are completed and distributed, and client records are updated, within the prescribed timescales. To monitor the organisation and efficiency of the Independent Reviewing Service, and to make recommendations to the Service Manager for improvements to the system. To keep abreast of research findings which impact on Children Looked After and make recommendations to children’s forums. To contribute to the development and corporate delivery of the Reviewing Service throughout the County. To work to the objectives for Children in Care as set out in the Multi Agency Children in Care Strategy 2012-2017. Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required of you commensurate with your grade.The Experience You Will Bring
Educated to Dip SW or degree level in Social Work practice. PQ Childcare Award or equivalent by experience. Current Social Work England Registration. A proven ability to form and sustain relationships with children and young people and the ability to promote the interest, wishes and feelings of children in care. A commitment to promoting family time and relationships with a child’s family of origin. A comprehensive working knowledge and experience of working with children and families, and Children in Care and be fully conversant with all related statutory obligations, codes of practice and significant research findings. A sound working knowledge and experience of operational planning and service delivery within children’s services in local government, with demonstrable and proven record of achievement in same. Experience of chairing meetings involving children, parents and/or carers and other professionals. The confidence and ability to work constructively with senior managers, offering a critical perspective and appropriate challenge. A detailed understanding and awareness of the requirements of leading and managing change within a large, complex organisation. Experience of providing social work supervision and support. Experience of developing and implementing planning and performance frameworks in a multi-disciplinary and partnership environment. A thorough understanding of the legal framework relating to looked after children and care leavers, including knowledge of the National Minimum Standards for fostering services and the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005. A thorough working understanding of the legal process and the issues involved when a local authority makes an application to the court for an order. Knowledge of the evidence about what makes for good quality practice in working with children and families to safeguard children and promote their welfare.The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
